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Brain tumours
This is a mass of abnormal cells within the brain. It may be inside your brain, or it may be next to your brain. It can grow and press...
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Emergency Stroke treatment
This is a slow down or blockage of the blood that normally flows to part of your brain. When it happens, your brain cells don't get the...
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Dr Hegde
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Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring, unprovoked seizures. Surgery can be an option when seizures are not controlled with...
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Dr Hegde
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Dystonia
This movement disorder involves muscle contractions you can't control. You might experience cramping or twisting. You might make slow,...
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Dr Hegde
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Essential Tremor (ET)
This is a form of shaking you can't control. Often, we see it in the hands. It can make it hard for you to do everyday tasks like...
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Dr Hegde
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Brain abscess
This is a pocket of pus in your brain. Tissue has grown around it, walling it off from the rest of your body. The mass is filled with...
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Dr Hegde
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Metastatic Brain tumour
This is a cancer that began elsewhere in your body and then spread to your brain, forming one or more tumors. Many different cancers can...
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Dr Hegde
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Parkinson's Disease
This is a disorder of the nervous system. It affects movement, and it can interfere with your speech. It can severely impair your daily...
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Dr Hegde
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Hydrocephalus
This is a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (we call it CSF) in the brain's ventricles. The ventricles are natural spaces found deep in the...
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Dr Hegde
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Chiari Malformation
This is a structural problem with the back of the brain. It involves the cerebellum. That's the part of your brain that controls balance....
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Dr Hegde
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension or Pseudotumor cerebri
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid pressure in the skull. It most commonly affects obese women ages...
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Dr Hegde
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Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH)
Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) is a buildup of clotted blood beneath the dura. The most common mechanism is a road traffic accident or a...
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Dr Hegde
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Pituitary adenomas
Your pituitary gland is found at the base of your brain between your eyes. This pea-sized gland makes hormones that affect many of your...
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Dr Hegde
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Cavernous malformation (Cavernoma)
This is a mass of enlarged blood vessels in your brain or spinal cord. Pockets in the mass slow down or even trap blood. This can lead to...
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Dr Hegde
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Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH)
Chronic subdural hematoma is a slow buildup of clotted blood beneath the coverings of the brain. This clotted blood presses against your...
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Dr Hegde
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a type of brain bleed on the surface of the brain between the membranes that cover it. It leads to...
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Dr Hegde
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Brain Aneurysm
This condition is a bulge that forms in the wall of a weakened artery in the brain. This bulge can leak or rupture, causing a bleeding...
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Dr Hegde
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal Neuralgia is condition resulting in severe sharp shooting pain along one half of the face. This pain can be continuous and...
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Cerebral Concussion
A concussion is a type of brain injury following a traumatic event that affects your brain function. The effects are usually temporary,...
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Intracerebral Haemorrhage
This is bleeding that happens inside your brain. Most often, it's a rupture of tiny arteries in your brain. It can happen deep within the...
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